Verse 16

I despise my life; I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 10:1 : 1 I am disgusted with my life; I will give voice to my complaint and speak out in the bitterness of my soul.
  • 1 Kgs 19:4 : 4 He went a day's journey into the wilderness. He came to a broom tree, sat under it, and prayed that he might die. 'Enough, LORD,' he said. 'Take my life, for I am no better than my ancestors.'
  • Job 6:9 : 9 That God would be willing to crush me, to let loose His hand and cut me off!
  • Job 9:21 : 21 Though I am blameless, I do not even understand myself; I despise my life.
  • Job 10:20 : 20 Are not my days few? Leave me alone, so I may have a moment of relief.
  • Job 14:6 : 6 So look away from them and let them rest, till they have enjoyed their time like a hired worker.
  • Ps 39:13 : 13 Hear my prayer, LORD, and give ear to my cry; do not be silent to my tears, for I am a sojourner with You, a temporary resident like all my fathers.
  • Ps 62:9 : 9 Trust in Him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to Him, for God is our refuge. Selah.
  • Ps 78:33 : 33 So He ended their days in futility and their years in terror.
  • Ps 144:4 : 4 Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.
  • Eccl 6:11-12 : 11 The more words, the more meaningless—and what advantage does that bring to anyone? 12 For who knows what is good for a person in life, during the few days of their fleeting life? They pass like a shadow. Who can tell them what will happen under the sun after they are gone?
  • Jonah 4:3 : 3 Now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.
  • Jonah 4:8 : 8 When the sun rose, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint. He wished to die and said, 'It is better for me to die than to live.'
  • Gen 27:46 : 46 Then Rebekah said to Isaac, 'I am disgusted with my life because of the Hittite women. If Jacob takes a wife from the daughters of Heth, like these women from the land, what good is my life to me?'
  • Ps 39:10 : 10 I am mute; I will not open my mouth because You have done this.
  • Job 3:20-22 : 20 Why is light given to those in misery, and life to the bitter in soul? 21 To those who long for death, but it does not come, and dig for it more than for hidden treasures. 22 Who rejoice exceedingly and are glad when they find the grave.